951 DVD Online + Nick Darger Interview

The 951 DVD was one of the first DVD's to come out, and now we're lucky enough to see it online. So now anyone who never purchased it, can finally check it out. I think it's also important to say, that the 951 DVD was a video made not by a Company Team, but by a close knit group of riders from the 951 in Southern California. At the time that this DVD came out, all or most of these riders didn't really have too much of a following. Try to keep in mind that all of the footage in this DVD, was shot in 2009 or earlier.

Nick Darger was starting to really progress and get his name out there. Donatelli was starting to take his street riding to another level. Monky was just breaking out as one of the best all around riders. Kody and Jarrod were pretty unknown back then, and are still not properly recognized for their talents today. All of them to this day are still riding, and have progressed a lot further than what you will see in the DVD. Don't let that deceive you though, this DVD can still hold its own. I caught up with Trick Darger and got an interview done with him to discuss the making of the 951 DVD.



Steven: So Nick, can you let me know when you first got the idea to do a Dvd for the 951 riders?


Nick: Well, I got the idea for a DVD in 2008 I think. But our level of riding wasnt quite ready for it yet. So we waited it off a year and got to it.


Steven: What did the Team think of the idea of doing a DVD?

Nick: We were all really excited for it. We had alot of fun things planned out, from small or big road trips, checking out new street spots or parks, to just hanging out and having fun. We were just going to have a great time filming and see how it ended up.


Steven: So, you did most of the filming for the DVD right? Who was the easiest to work with when it came to filming?

Nick: Yeah I did all of the filming except for my part of course. I gotta say the easiest was definately Monky. At this point in his riding he was progressing so fast in all aspects of his riding. And his style was improving so quick as well! He always had ideas on what to film and where to do it. For any of you guys who know Monky personally, you know that when he has his mind set on a trick, nothing will stop him.... Well except Call of Duty.



Steven: Who would you say was the most difficult to work with?

Nick: The most difficult to film would definately by Kody McQueen and Jarrod Bruns. As you can probably tell by them sharing a part. Both of their riding is so fluid and unique, and very hard to catch on camera as they we both pretty camera shy back then.

Steven: Who was your favorite to film?




Nick: My favorite would have to be Nick Donatelli. Just watching this kid progress over the filming of this video was truly amazing to me. You may not be able to tell from this video, but he pushed himself so hard for it. He was learning new tricks every day and taking them to the streets as soon as he could. Something he still does today.



Steven: It seemed like it was a long project getting this DVD done, do you have any memorable moments that you remember from the whole thing?

Nick: Oh man. There is plenty of great moments we had. From a semi tire blowing out and slamming into the car window on the way up to San Fransisco to sleeping with 4 people in a small sedan in Arizona for a night just to wake after a 2 hour sleep and ride some more. We met countless new friends and discovered so many new spots to ride. It was all just amazing.


Steven: In your honest opinion, who's section do you like the most in the DVD?

Nick: My honest favorite would have to be Monkys. At this time he was just learning Backside spins and just starting to get into street riding. This kid just killed everything, especially since he was 13/14 the whole time. He just has natural talent and style on a scooter. Something that is very rare. I can just watch this kid ride all day.


Steven: So are we ever going to see a 951 DVD 2?


Nick: As of now no. Im in the middle of filming a Scooter Zone DVD and most the people on 951 are sponsored by Scooter Zone now; Nick Donatelli, Jarrod Bruns and I. Kody McQueen is now on Phoenix and I'm filming Monky footage for District/Eagle. (Yes he is on District now. There will be a whole post on this very soon so save your comments for that post)


Steven: Thanks Trick Darger, any last words, comments, or shout outs?

Nick: Well, thanks to you Mr. T for this interview. Thanks to everyone that was in or helped the production of this DVD. I gotta give a big thanks to Mr. John Radtke for teaching me so much about filming and editing and helping me the editing. Thanks to all of the vendors and Stores that sold this DVD while it was in production. Thanks to everyone who bought a copy or at least wanted to. Thanks to anyone who let us stay at their house while we were on our trips. Thanks to any of you guys visiting IS to read this. And thanks to Big James from The Scooter Zone for supporting me and others during the filming of this. Keep it street guys! Spray it!

951 DVD from nick darger on Vimeo.

p.s. Coming to a theatre near you!